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Development of a panel of well-characterized human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates from newly diagnosed patients including acute and recent infections.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jan 2009
Fernández-García A, Cuevas M T, Muñoz-Nieto M, Ocampo A, Pinilla M, García V, Serrano-Bengoechea E, Lezaun M J, Delgado E, Thomson M, González-Galeano M, Contreras G, Nájera R, Pérez-Alvarez L
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was the development of a panel constituted by well-defined HIV-1 strains of different genetic forms, with a particular focus on isolates from acute and recent infections. Fourteen HIV-1 isolates, including four from acute and five from recent infections, were expanded in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. SI phenotype, coreceptors use, and TCID(50)/ml were determined. V3 net charge was...
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